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michael flynn probably knows. >> why do you say probably? >> we don't know the specifics, the name of his cooperation agreement special prosecutor mueller and we don't know for sure what he knows. we don't want to get ahead of the facts and say michael flynn 100% knows. it seems more likely than not. the other person who most assuredly knows is don mcgann. certainly they're keeping in mind that i'm not the only person who will give this story and i'd better have it straight. >> well, he's already been interviewed about the special counsel and michael flynn, to remind our viewers, he's already pled guilty to perjury and the assumption has always been torsion get a reduced sentence for himself and avoid charges, he is fully cooperating and presumably, mueller and his team already know his explanation why he was fired. >> there's a story about michael flynn came out that he was only fired because he lied to the vice president. and the question is, is that the truth? was he fired because of what he said, that he was subject to blackmail? who kne
michael flynn probably knows. >> why do you say probably? >> we don't know the specifics, the name of his cooperation agreement special prosecutor mueller and we don't know for sure what he knows. we don't want to get ahead of the facts and say michael flynn 100% knows. it seems more likely than not. the other person who most assuredly knows is don mcgann. certainly they're keeping in mind that i'm not the only person who will give this story and i'd better have it straight....
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there's this fbi interview with michael flynn two days later. sally yates shows up and meets with don mcgahn saying he could be susceptible to blackmail by the russians as informs him flynn had been interviewed by the fbi two days yearly. the next day, the president called james comey and invites him to dinner at the white house. there's another data point in this case, the obstruction of justice inquiry. we've seen since then a number of other ones, whether it's the president asking comey to drop the flynn issue after flynn is fired allegedly or the firing of comey himself. there's been a number of things since this last interview. >> you say that the special counsel in addition to talking to james comey also talked to united states united states. that should be expected. but you're breaking a little more news that he spoke to the cia director, the nsa director, and then one of your sources refers to them as peripheral witnesses, periphery witnesses. explain that. >> sure. we learned the cia director is among those who've been interviewed. by p
there's this fbi interview with michael flynn two days later. sally yates shows up and meets with don mcgahn saying he could be susceptible to blackmail by the russians as informs him flynn had been interviewed by the fbi two days yearly. the next day, the president called james comey and invites him to dinner at the white house. there's another data point in this case, the obstruction of justice inquiry. we've seen since then a number of other ones, whether it's the president asking comey to...
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that the president might have michael nine -- with michael flynn. he may potentially have some documentation that could be very damaging to the president. how worried should the president be about michael flynn's cooperation? >> i don't think the spector of michael flynn will go away. he is someone who was there at the beginning of the campaign through transition into the actual white house. he was involved in all these issues. they should be nervous. based on what we know right now. >> and remember, he is still on the hook. he has every intention to keep cooperating. just because he is found guilty of one count of lying to the fbi doesn't mean there won't be others. he is still vulnerable to all of those as well. >> if you're looking at vulnerability, i give the president greater vulnerability than flynn. the president goes into these thinking he can talk his way out of it. if he goes into a conversation after many months. maybe going into two years investigation. where special counsel has interviews, financial interviews, et cetera, and thinks tha
that the president might have michael nine -- with michael flynn. he may potentially have some documentation that could be very damaging to the president. how worried should the president be about michael flynn's cooperation? >> i don't think the spector of michael flynn will go away. he is someone who was there at the beginning of the campaign through transition into the actual white house. he was involved in all these issues. they should be nervous. based on what we know right now....
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specifically, what happened around the decision to fire michael flynn. what did these various advisers and the president learn about michael flynn's discussions with the russian ambassador about sanctions? what went into the decision to fire the acting attorney general sally yates? and then the decision to fire fbi director james comey. so this will be a fascinating interview. it's not at all what we saw or heard or reported on from bannon out of his hearings on the hill. >> when he was before the house intelligence committee, he was willing to answer questions about the campaign, not willing to answer any questions about the transition or the time he served in the white house as chief strategist. but we're now told this time he's going to be answering questions on everything. >> that's right. he will not be able to invoke executive privilege when he does go in and meet with mueller the way he did on capitol hill. it does tell you that mueller believes that there could be revelations, moments bannon could shed light on that happened in the white house, b
specifically, what happened around the decision to fire michael flynn. what did these various advisers and the president learn about michael flynn's discussions with the russian ambassador about sanctions? what went into the decision to fire the acting attorney general sally yates? and then the decision to fire fbi director james comey. so this will be a fascinating interview. it's not at all what we saw or heard or reported on from bannon out of his hearings on the hill. >> when he was...
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james comey wrote in his memos that the president asked him to drop the investigation into michael flynn. so mueller's team will presumably want to find out why that is. but, again, sarah sanders, the press secretary, is down playing all this, saying the white house is fully cooperative, that this should wrap up soon. here's what she said today during the press briefing. >> as we said probably just about every day this year since we've been here, that we're going to be fully cooperative with the special counsel, and we're going to continue to do that throughout the process. but we're also not going to comment on who may or may not or could be interviewed at any point, but we're going to continue to be fully cooperative with the process. >> reporter: while the white house wants the probe to wrap up soon, it's far from clear that that will happen. we learned that jeff sessions was interviewed by special counsel mueller's team. so clearly these interviews are ongoing. what form the interview will take with the president and mueller's team is unclear. sources say there could be a hybrid situ
james comey wrote in his memos that the president asked him to drop the investigation into michael flynn. so mueller's team will presumably want to find out why that is. but, again, sarah sanders, the press secretary, is down playing all this, saying the white house is fully cooperative, that this should wrap up soon. here's what she said today during the press briefing. >> as we said probably just about every day this year since we've been here, that we're going to be fully cooperative...
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flynn. >> michael flynn is a huge problem and concern for trump because he was there during the campaign in the early days of the administration. whatever was going on, he presumably knew. >> he was his national security guy who would be talking to the russians about sanctions. by the way, he was. that's why he was fired. he was talking to the russians. >> he's cooperating now. >> now he is telling them. >> that has got to be -- one would assume this is an issue of incredible concern to the president's lawyers. at least. >> i'm not a lawyer, i say it a thousand times with sort of pride. just kidding. i do like lawyers. i think they've got a case. >> they do have a case. and it has been for quite some time one that runs in the obstruction of justice lane. at the beginning of this whole episode, a lot of the conversation was around this idea of collusion. the legal beagles out there, we're not following collusion. we don't know what that is. we're looking at this. it is that thing that michael flynn, that papadopoulos and others through their questioning and answers have brought to this ta
flynn. >> michael flynn is a huge problem and concern for trump because he was there during the campaign in the early days of the administration. whatever was going on, he presumably knew. >> he was his national security guy who would be talking to the russians about sanctions. by the way, he was. that's why he was fired. he was talking to the russians. >> he's cooperating now. >> now he is telling them. >> that has got to be -- one would assume this is an issue of...
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steve bannon that michael flynn had lied to the fbi. he got to sit in on calls with putin. he went to the white house briefing room and put iran on notice. he staffed up. he hired a man that -- the chief of staff and the president knew had lied to the fbi, went ahead and hired former deputies. and he was allowed to make a pretty major shift in policy designating iran as the world's leading sponsor of terror. so, this wasn't someone who was sidelined after don mcgahn, reince priebus and steve bannon and donald trump learned that he'd lied to the fbi. >> now, the white house certainly displayed some negligence here, if not flat out incompetence in terms of how to deal with michael flynn going forward. to reiterate the point that was made on that, let's flash back to that time in january. it was a very chaotic in the west wing and even in the transition, where this was a team that frankly didn't expect to win and wasn't fully staffed up. chris christie was fired a couple days later and some of the keys were turned over to mike pence. they
steve bannon that michael flynn had lied to the fbi. he got to sit in on calls with putin. he went to the white house briefing room and put iran on notice. he staffed up. he hired a man that -- the chief of staff and the president knew had lied to the fbi, went ahead and hired former deputies. and he was allowed to make a pretty major shift in policy designating iran as the world's leading sponsor of terror. so, this wasn't someone who was sidelined after don mcgahn, reince priebus and steve...
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keep in mind michael flynn was fired. the president said we know this through the testimony of others, including sally yates. while there is clearly focus on the obstruction of justice questions, keep in mind that the witnesses that comey is sitting down with has knowledge of contacts with russians. some have lied about the contact with russians. jeff sessions testified last week, he did not disclose forthcomingly his contacts with russians during the campaign and was later bound to have another been full in his answers and had to recuse himself from the russian investigation because of that. look at the witnesses here. many of these questions, including speaking to the president and comey and sessions lead to obstruction of justice questions, but they also still have in that field questions about russia, contacts with russians, lying about contacts with russians, and what was the substance of those conversations. >> michael, help us out here, when you hear the direction mueller seems to be going, are you thinking this is
keep in mind michael flynn was fired. the president said we know this through the testimony of others, including sally yates. while there is clearly focus on the obstruction of justice questions, keep in mind that the witnesses that comey is sitting down with has knowledge of contacts with russians. some have lied about the contact with russians. jeff sessions testified last week, he did not disclose forthcomingly his contacts with russians during the campaign and was later bound to have...
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fbi. >> have i the best people. >> paul manafort, jared kushner and michael flynn. this is the story of all the president's men. >> i got the best in the world. >> settle down, guys. you all right? ready? okay. >> november 10th, 2016. >> we talked about some of the organizational issues. >> two days after the election, president obama gives his successor a piece of advice. >> that ensures our president-elect is successful. >> do not hire michael flynn -- >> and now the oath of office. >> -- as your national security adviser. >> so help me god. [ applause ] >> cnn was told something by u.s. officials that was deeply concerning. >> the next president of the united states right here! >> during the campaign, american intelligence picked up the russians bragging that they had a strong relationship with flynn. >> you have to take some of the conversations we were told with a little bit of a grain of salt, but this set off an alarm for obama administration officials who were quite worried about it. >> you know, people talk about temperament -- >> flynn had worried intellig
fbi. >> have i the best people. >> paul manafort, jared kushner and michael flynn. this is the story of all the president's men. >> i got the best in the world. >> settle down, guys. you all right? ready? okay. >> november 10th, 2016. >> we talked about some of the organizational issues. >> two days after the election, president obama gives his successor a piece of advice. >> that ensures our president-elect is successful. >> do not hire...
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because sanctions is really what michael flynn lied about. and he lied about sanctions relating to what occurred during the campaign, which leads me to believe that there was some kind of quid pro quo relating to sanction, and the third sort of theme that runs through all of this is the obstruction of justice, if you take these three things and everything that's happened in the news today, they kind of always tie together. >> maya, we have basically gone through all of this here and barely talked about a "washington post" report about the interview of the president of the united states with mueller, that he still opposes the interview, that it would be like a death wish or a suicide operation, i think he means legally, to the president. as someone who's been an executive, you can't just duck the interview, but what about this heat that we're feeling about the mueller-trump face-off is coming? >> i think donald trump is creating an excellent job creating the appearance that he's the executive in chief. if you have an executive that's saying he
because sanctions is really what michael flynn lied about. and he lied about sanctions relating to what occurred during the campaign, which leads me to believe that there was some kind of quid pro quo relating to sanction, and the third sort of theme that runs through all of this is the obstruction of justice, if you take these three things and everything that's happened in the news today, they kind of always tie together. >> maya, we have basically gone through all of this here and...
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michael flynn kept the white house in the dark about his fbi interview. what happened after nbc's kara lee rise was an extraordinary sequence of event for the first year of a u.s. presidency that put donald trump right in the cross hairs of robert mueller.
michael flynn kept the white house in the dark about his fbi interview. what happened after nbc's kara lee rise was an extraordinary sequence of event for the first year of a u.s. presidency that put donald trump right in the cross hairs of robert mueller.
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loo along with michael flynn, bannon and others on the campaign. so his testimony would be very, very relevant, especially if they were saying, hey, were you actively -- were you -- being the trump campaign, were you actively seeking help from the russians? remember we have all agreed that the russian attention tried to interfere in the election. that's not disputed. was the complaint soliciting them and then using the information in the campaign? that is where the dispute lies. he would be able to walk through meetings and conversations and other things that would give the prosecutor in this case the general counsel, a better view of what exactly happened. >> mike rogers. always a pleasure. thank you, sir. >> thanks, don, appreciate it. i still think it looks like you're 17. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. i'm going to have to come to you for advise all the time. . listen i promised in the couple of interviews ago with franklin graham i had a message for the president i do. this is very serious. gather around the tv this one hits clos
loo along with michael flynn, bannon and others on the campaign. so his testimony would be very, very relevant, especially if they were saying, hey, were you actively -- were you -- being the trump campaign, were you actively seeking help from the russians? remember we have all agreed that the russian attention tried to interfere in the election. that's not disputed. was the complaint soliciting them and then using the information in the campaign? that is where the dispute lies. he would be...
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michael flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. paul manafort pleaded not guilty to, among other charges, money laundering. you'll hear more about them later in this story. but one lesser known player is also in the hot seat. donald trump first mentioned him at a meeting with "washington post" editors in 2016. >> george papadopoulos, he's an oil and energy consultant. excellent guy. >> excellent guy george papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi in the russia investigation. >> you called george papadopoulos an excellent guy. what is your reaction? what's your reaction to george papadopoulos? >> thank you very much. >> the trump team has been working overtime to portray him as a nobody. >> this individual was the member of a volunteer advisory council. >> he was the coffee boy. if he was going to wear a wire, all we'd know is whether he prefers regular american coffee. >> but the coffee boy found his way to the big boy table with donald trump and other top campaign people. >> he doesn't know how to even make a coffee. >>
michael flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. paul manafort pleaded not guilty to, among other charges, money laundering. you'll hear more about them later in this story. but one lesser known player is also in the hot seat. donald trump first mentioned him at a meeting with "washington post" editors in 2016. >> george papadopoulos, he's an oil and energy consultant. excellent guy. >> excellent guy george papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi in the russia...
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why michael flynn and james comey's firings could be critical. >>> new reports say the president asked the acting attorney general who he vote for in 2016 in the oval office. it comes as the white house beats back claims andrew mccabe job was targeted by the term. >>> a kentucky town reeling as two teens are dead as the epidemic of shooting continues. >>> pardon me, we said acting attorney general, that is acting fbi director who the president asked in the oval office who did you vote for, incineration that he vote -- insinceuation that he voted for hillary clinton. we'll tell you in a moment. >> i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. january 24th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. robert mueller focusing on the firings of james comey and michael flil ynn. the story reported by the "washington post" that mueller is aggressively scrutinizing efforts by the president or others to hamper the investigation. cnn sources say the terms for the questioning the president are far from set. >> the president's lawyers want him to answer questions in written form only but understand there may also be in-pe
why michael flynn and james comey's firings could be critical. >>> new reports say the president asked the acting attorney general who he vote for in 2016 in the oval office. it comes as the white house beats back claims andrew mccabe job was targeted by the term. >>> a kentucky town reeling as two teens are dead as the epidemic of shooting continues. >>> pardon me, we said acting attorney general, that is acting fbi director who the president asked in the oval office...
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this is the one year anniversary of michael flynn's interview with the fbi. you have fresh reporting just this morning about what he said about it, what he didn't say about it, when the white house found out about it, and what the implications might be for how they described that series of events. >> yeah. what we wanted to do is go back and look at this significant moment and see what else we could learn about what happened at that time because if you look at it, it's the first moment where the russian investigation really knocked on the white house door. it was only four days in, but there was a very small amount of time where it wasn't as inside the white house as we're so used to now. what we learned is that michael flynn did this interview with the two fbi agents and didn't tell anyone. he didn't mention to anybody this had been put on his schedule. he seemed like overly confident in the interview. he didn't take a lawyer with him typically the national security counsel would be there. he didn't have his personal lawyer. he didn't say anything to anyone
this is the one year anniversary of michael flynn's interview with the fbi. you have fresh reporting just this morning about what he said about it, what he didn't say about it, when the white house found out about it, and what the implications might be for how they described that series of events. >> yeah. what we wanted to do is go back and look at this significant moment and see what else we could learn about what happened at that time because if you look at it, it's the first moment...
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flynn spoke to the fbi, february 14th, when michael flynn was let go was may when james comey was ultimately pushed out. we're in that time frame now where it's boom boom boom in terms of developments. >> selena, you spoke to interview not only the president in the oval office but so many of his supporters and you know, we have this new cnn poll and what it shows us, eight in ten americans, eight in ten americans wt thisredent to testify under oath in the russia obe. this is not just along party lines. s, more democrats than republicans want it but this is america saying hey, do this, mr. president. >> this might shock some people, but trump supporters are voters or people who voted for clinton or didn't vote at all, i mean as i talk to a variety of different types of political persuasions, almost every single one of them say we want him to talk. we want to get this behind us. whatever it is, whatever they find out, we want that conversation to happen because we're sort of tired of this cloud behind all of our politics and we want to see some sort of sense of normalcy in washington. you know
flynn spoke to the fbi, february 14th, when michael flynn was let go was may when james comey was ultimately pushed out. we're in that time frame now where it's boom boom boom in terms of developments. >> selena, you spoke to interview not only the president in the oval office but so many of his supporters and you know, we have this new cnn poll and what it shows us, eight in ten americans, eight in ten americans wt thisredent to testify under oath in the russia obe. this is not just...
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>> i haven't spoken to him about that. >> when was the last time he spoke to michael flynn? >> i'm not sure. >> does the president still think that michael flynn is, quote, unquote, a wonderful man? >> i haven't asked him since he made that statement. >> and you haven't asked the president if he asked how andrew mccabe voted. that's a leading story of the day. >> not that most americans care about. all the polling that any person in here would take i very seriously doubt that any person in america would list that as an issue that they care about. >> have you asked him? can you ask him and get us an answer? >> i'll let you know. >> john? >> thank you, sarah. two brief questions. first a housekeeping matter. it has been reported, unofficially, that the president will host french president emmanuel macron and his wife at his first state dinner coming up this april, i believe. will you confirm that president macron will be his guest and make a state visit here? >> yes, i can confirm that that will be the first state visit. the date is sll bng finalized and we don't have that yet
>> i haven't spoken to him about that. >> when was the last time he spoke to michael flynn? >> i'm not sure. >> does the president still think that michael flynn is, quote, unquote, a wonderful man? >> i haven't asked him since he made that statement. >> and you haven't asked the president if he asked how andrew mccabe voted. that's a leading story of the day. >> not that most americans care about. all the polling that any person in here would take i...
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about the dismissals of james comey and michael flynn. we'll have the latest on all these developments ahead on "happening now." we begin with washington still at odds trying to cut a deal on immigration. can they do it? i'm jon scott. >> melissa: i'm melissa francis. negotiations back to square one after chuck schumer withdrew the offer to fund the president's border wall. part of a deal proposed by senators lindsey graham, jeff flake and dick durbin which is white house turned down. sarah sanders explains. >> the flake/graham/durbin agreement doesn't meet the benchmarks. in short, it is totally unacceptable to the president and should be declared dead on arrival. >> melissa: now president trump says without the wall there is no deal on daca. peter doocy joining me from capitol hill. peter, where do we go from here
about the dismissals of james comey and michael flynn. we'll have the latest on all these developments ahead on "happening now." we begin with washington still at odds trying to cut a deal on immigration. can they do it? i'm jon scott. >> melissa: i'm melissa francis. negotiations back to square one after chuck schumer withdrew the offer to fund the president's border wall. part of a deal proposed by senators lindsey graham, jeff flake and dick durbin which is white house turned...
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michael flynn has pled guilty to lying to the f.b.i. not because of a dossier papadopoulos has pled guilty to lying to the f.b.i. not because of a dossier a lot paul but what about a solution incited by a grand jury not because of a toughie. and the da see my point is what will bring trump and the people around him down are facts ok are facts the dicey a might as well not even exist for a purpose of what it is given it's a wonder in this because i'm going to give you and i don't think there is a god i hear all the hear this whole time what is what the fact that you're referring to please the fact is the ok of you for facts the russians said we want to help you the people said we want to help the russians to help and cetera when you talk time line is hundred times the timeline is important if your answer cna answer peter after i gave b.c. knew the sit on the line is important when did they ask when you asked me a question well the answer is the intelligence community which you may not buy and josh and john may not accept the legitimacy o
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new information that mike flynn hid his interview from president trump. >> michael flynn did the this interview with the two fbi agent and didn't tell anyone. he didn't mention to anybody that this had been put on his schedule. >> he didn't say anything to anyone, including the president. >> pressuring the fbi. after firing james comey, the president summoned the new acting fbi director, andrew mccabe, and demanded to know who he voted for in the election. raising big questions about political pressure. >> there is a credible case of obstruction of justice against donald trump. and the questions to then acting director mccabe are just additional evidence that the president wanted to demand political loyalty. >> and jet set. the president takes almost his entire cabinet to davos. for a gathering of the world's elite. a club he said he did not want to join. >> it is really all about economic growth opportunities to invest free and fair trade. kind of we're looking forward to it. >> and good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell back in washington where there are major vel lts on the russia
new information that mike flynn hid his interview from president trump. >> michael flynn did the this interview with the two fbi agent and didn't tell anyone. he didn't mention to anybody that this had been put on his schedule. >> he didn't say anything to anyone, including the president. >> pressuring the fbi. after firing james comey, the president summoned the new acting fbi director, andrew mccabe, and demanded to know who he voted for in the election. raising big...
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this is michael wolff's reporting on michael flynn. michael flynn shrugged off his dubious dealings with the russians and others by saying this would only be a problem if the campaign won, and what were the chances of that? >> what was your overall impression reading the book? >> one of dysfunction and disko discord in the white house now. it confirmed the suspicions and the reports we've read, the infighting. between steve bannon on the one hand and jared kushner and ivanka trump on the other. there were some lurid accounts of screaming matches, of people bursting into tears and a memorable quotation from henry kissinger, the former secretary of state, saying this is a war between the jews and the non-jews in the white house. and some unmroumtry things said about the president, friends, confidants, including rupert murdoch who said something i won't repeat on air and also calls him an idiot after one particular phone conversation about immigration policy and his contradictions. >> david, what kind of picture, after reading this book,
this is michael wolff's reporting on michael flynn. michael flynn shrugged off his dubious dealings with the russians and others by saying this would only be a problem if the campaign won, and what were the chances of that? >> what was your overall impression reading the book? >> one of dysfunction and disko discord in the white house now. it confirmed the suspicions and the reports we've read, the infighting. between steve bannon on the one hand and jared kushner and ivanka trump...
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michael flynn concealed his interview with the fbi from president trump for two days. why did he do that? this is a top democratic senator says all roads to the investigation leads to donald j. trump. all roads in this investigation leads to trump. that's pretty clear. plus, with trump heading to davos this week, to hobnob with the global elites, we'll hear from a union leader in this country who says despite what you hear from the white house, trump has broken his promise to working class americans and the workers he talks to say they feel betrayed. >>> trump versus schumer. the president looking to score political points by bullying the senate democratic leader and the fate of the d.r.e.a.m.ers hangs in the balance. >>> finally, two very different visions of africa. this is "hardball" where the action is. verything. you switched to the capital one quicksilver card. and how do you feel? [sighs] like a burden's been lifted. those other cards made you sign up for bonus cash back. then they change categories on you every few months. then you had to keep signing up! you..
michael flynn concealed his interview with the fbi from president trump for two days. why did he do that? this is a top democratic senator says all roads to the investigation leads to donald j. trump. all roads in this investigation leads to trump. that's pretty clear. plus, with trump heading to davos this week, to hobnob with the global elites, we'll hear from a union leader in this country who says despite what you hear from the white house, trump has broken his promise to working class...
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and michael flynn. this is the story of all the president's men. >> i got the best in the world. >> set down, guys. you all right? ready? okay. >> november 10th, 2016. >> we talked about some of the organizational issues -- >> two days after the election, president obama gives his successor a piece of advice. >> that ensures our president-elect is successful -- >> do not hire michael flynn. >> now the oath of office. >> as your national security adviser. >> so help me, god. >> cnn was told something by u.s. officials that was deeply concerning. >> the next president of the united states right here! >> during the campaign, american intelligence picked up the russians bragging that they had a strong relationship with flynn. you have to take some of the conversations we were told with a little bit of a grain of salt, but this set off an alarm for obama administration officials who were quite worried about it. >> you know, people talk about temperament -- >> flynn had worried intelligence officials for mont
and michael flynn. this is the story of all the president's men. >> i got the best in the world. >> set down, guys. you all right? ready? okay. >> november 10th, 2016. >> we talked about some of the organizational issues -- >> two days after the election, president obama gives his successor a piece of advice. >> that ensures our president-elect is successful -- >> do not hire michael flynn. >> now the oath of office. >> as your national...
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donald trump had known for weeks that michael flynn had misled people within the white house. march 30th, comey said trump called him. april 11th, comey said his last conversation with trump took place in his phone call. may 2nd, trump knocks comey on twitter. it makes me mildly nauseous that it makes me think we had some impact on the election. he wants to fire comey. may 9th, comey is fired. may 10th, trump meets with russian officials including lavrov and ambassador kislyak in the oval office. i just fired the head of the fbi according to a white house summary of the conversation. he was crazy, a real nut job, i faced great pressure because of russia. that's taken off. trump adds, i'm not under investigation. may 17, rosenstein appoints a special counsel robert mueller to oversee the russia probe and investigate any related matters such as obstruction of justice and perjury. barbara, a long time line, a lot has happened. this has been going on now for a year. donald trump just celebrated his year in the white house. this russia investigation is not going away. >> no, it's n
donald trump had known for weeks that michael flynn had misled people within the white house. march 30th, comey said trump called him. april 11th, comey said his last conversation with trump took place in his phone call. may 2nd, trump knocks comey on twitter. it makes me mildly nauseous that it makes me think we had some impact on the election. he wants to fire comey. may 9th, comey is fired. may 10th, trump meets with russian officials including lavrov and ambassador kislyak in the oval...
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]. >> i haven't spoken to him about that specific issue. >> the last time he spoke with michael flynn. >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: nbc news has also learned mueller is casting a wide net, interviewing former fbi director james comey and attorney general jeff sessions. that list also includes mr. trump's intelligence chiefs, the director of national intelligence, the director of the nsa and cia director. a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news mueller also wants to interview the president's former top strategist steve bannon by the end of the month. so when will the investigation end? >> it's getting closer to the white house and to the time when they will have to interview the president. how much time is left in this we don't know yet. there's lots of work to be done. >> reporter: late last night white house special counsel ty cobb told nbc news the president was speaking hurriedly before leaving for davos. cobb said the president expressed a willingness to testify subject to terms that are still being negotiated. cobb also stressed the president's complete cooperation with
]. >> i haven't spoken to him about that specific issue. >> the last time he spoke with michael flynn. >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: nbc news has also learned mueller is casting a wide net, interviewing former fbi director james comey and attorney general jeff sessions. that list also includes mr. trump's intelligence chiefs, the director of national intelligence, the director of the nsa and cia director. a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news mueller also...
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peter strzok is one of the fbi agents who interviewed michael flynn at the white house. he was later removed from the investigation by robert mueller. it's not clear, the specifics of his personal views, whether they affected his work. there are some newly revealed messages that show he may have balked at joining the team in the first place noting he didn't think there was any "there" there, the context there not entirely clear. back to you. >> i need my panel to weigh in on this, a lot to unpack. msnbc national security analyst jeremy bash. former democratic senator from my home state of new jersey, bob f f toricelli, and nan hayworth. senator, i always go to my home state first. these latest developments sound more like obstruction. >> you know, i just don't believe my lyin' eyes. i agree with you, this morning it is overwhelming. everyone seems to be interviewed, and on the same subject, all headed towards the president. but indicting a president of the united states on obstruction of justice isn't like going after you or me. prosecutors call this, it has to be a head
peter strzok is one of the fbi agents who interviewed michael flynn at the white house. he was later removed from the investigation by robert mueller. it's not clear, the specifics of his personal views, whether they affected his work. there are some newly revealed messages that show he may have balked at joining the team in the first place noting he didn't think there was any "there" there, the context there not entirely clear. back to you. >> i need my panel to weigh in on...
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why michael flynn and james comey's firings could be critical. >>> the president allegedly asked the acting fbi director who he voted for in in the oval office. this as the white house beats back claims andrew mccabe job was targeted by the attorney general. >>> and a ken condition community reel -- a kentucky community reeling after yet another school shooting. two teens are dead as the epidemic of shootings continues in 2018. >>> good morning, everyone, thanks for getting an early start with us. i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. wednesday, january 24th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's begin with the russia investigation. the special counsel robert mueller is focusing on the firings of former fbi director james comey and former national security adviser michael flynn. two stories confirming a story to cnn a story reported by the "washington post" that mueller is aggressively scrutinizing efforts by the president or others to hamper the investigation. cnn sources say the terms for questioning the president are far from set. >> mr. trump's lawyers want him to answer in written fo
why michael flynn and james comey's firings could be critical. >>> the president allegedly asked the acting fbi director who he voted for in in the oval office. this as the white house beats back claims andrew mccabe job was targeted by the attorney general. >>> and a ken condition community reel -- a kentucky community reeling after yet another school shooting. two teens are dead as the epidemic of shootings continues in 2018. >>> good morning, everyone, thanks for...
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as it relates to michael flynn, what are they thinking here? >> first, it's excellent reporting by carol lee. now, this race is two flags for me. we know if fbi visited mike flynn literally one year ago. this raises the flag and the question of, how long has mike flynn been cooperating? did the cooperation start on or about that first meeting? that means he could have been working for mueller's team much earlier than we thought. could have been recording and documenting conversations. the second flag it raises for me is two days later, sally yates tells trump, hey, fbi has already interviewed flynn, and this goes toward obstruction, as nick was saying. now does trump become incensed that he didn't know that flynn was interviewed by the fbi? can't guess what's going on with that. that plays into his decision to eventually fire flynn. and i agree with nick, what we're seeing here is mueller going full bore on the obstruction inquiry, and the people all being interviewed all have something to say about being pressured, pressured to recuse, pressur
as it relates to michael flynn, what are they thinking here? >> first, it's excellent reporting by carol lee. now, this race is two flags for me. we know if fbi visited mike flynn literally one year ago. this raises the flag and the question of, how long has mike flynn been cooperating? did the cooperation start on or about that first meeting? that means he could have been working for mueller's team much earlier than we thought. could have been recording and documenting conversations. the...
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flynn. and the "washington post" is reporting that interview could come within weeks. that is the biggest development not the only one because mueller's investigation has already for the first time reached the president's cabinet. cnn has learned that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned for several hours last wednesday by the special counsel's office. today at the white house, the president claimed he is not at all concerned about that development and that he didn't discuss wit sessions, who was at the white house yesterday. we also learned today that investigators spoke with comey last year. "the new york times" says comey was asked about memos he wrote about his interactions with the president. and there is more. the president today denying that current fbi director christopher wray threatened to resign under pressure from sessions to make staffing changes in the senior ranks of the bureau. we're going to have more on all of that during the hour ahead. the most potentially explos
flynn. and the "washington post" is reporting that interview could come within weeks. that is the biggest development not the only one because mueller's investigation has already for the first time reached the president's cabinet. cnn has learned that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned for several hours last wednesday by the special counsel's office. today at the white house, the president claimed he is not at all concerned about that development and that he didn't discuss...
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>> i haven't spoken to him about that specifically. >> last time he spoke with michael flynn? >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: nbc news also learned mueller is casting a wide net, interviewing former fbi director james comey and attorney general jeff sessions. that list also includes mr. trump's intelligence chiefs, director of national intelligence, director of the nsa and cia director. a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news mueller also wants to interview the president's former top strategist steve bannon by the end of the month. so when will the investigation end? >> it's getting closer to the white house and to the time when they will have to interview the president. how much time is left in this? we don't know yet. there's lots of work to be done. >> reporter: and on the russia probe, the president, again, said there was no collusion and said he's listening to the advice of his legal counsel. president trump addressed the contentious issue of immigration as well saying he's open to a path for citizenship to those younger undocumented immigrants called d.r.e.a.m.ers
>> i haven't spoken to him about that specifically. >> last time he spoke with michael flynn? >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: nbc news also learned mueller is casting a wide net, interviewing former fbi director james comey and attorney general jeff sessions. that list also includes mr. trump's intelligence chiefs, director of national intelligence, director of the nsa and cia director. a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news mueller also wants to interview the...
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as they approach these issues, the firing of james comey and the firing of michael flynn, how will they approach that? what resources do they have at their disposal? thinking about the fact that james comey is talking to them about the memos. michael ynn has pleed guil guilty. >> it all helps. all these people are part of the corroboration team to say what do we know, what testimony do we have to corroborate? remember, george papadopoulos, don't know what he has provided, how long he was cooperating, conversations we may not know about, hope hicks. there's a variety of people that may come into play. think about the jigsaw puzzle. up until now, we in the media have seen all these pieces around. mueller's team has the job to figure out how many pieces they need to get a clear picture of what they need to complete. every investigation, every interview is going to give that a much more clear shape. when you get higher and hirer to trump, we or not talking about somebody on a fishing expedition trying to figure out what possibly can be fined, they'll know the answer to every question they i
as they approach these issues, the firing of james comey and the firing of michael flynn, how will they approach that? what resources do they have at their disposal? thinking about the fact that james comey is talking to them about the memos. michael ynn has pleed guil guilty. >> it all helps. all these people are part of the corroboration team to say what do we know, what testimony do we have to corroborate? remember, george papadopoulos, don't know what he has provided, how long he was...
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talk about michael flynn. i'm guessing you had clients that didn't start as clients and thought they didn't need a lawyer for the meeting. what does that say about michael flynn who said to the fbi, come on over? what does it mean if he didn't report the meeting to his superiors? >> it could either be carelessness or a misplaced sense of trust and experience. fbi agents doing their job, of course, are not on social calls. and so at best, he could expect to be questioned as a witness. and so that by itself was at a minimum unwise and then not reporting it up the chain also happens not just in government but in the business world itself, either as a question of naivete or perhaps embarrassment and a disinclination to reveal to one's colleagues or superiors that one has been interviewed and questioned about things that perhaps he or she would rather not discuss. >> meike, do you have top one to three questions you have for flynn? >> so i actually think it's really surprising that he didn't the superiors about thi
talk about michael flynn. i'm guessing you had clients that didn't start as clients and thought they didn't need a lawyer for the meeting. what does that say about michael flynn who said to the fbi, come on over? what does it mean if he didn't report the meeting to his superiors? >> it could either be carelessness or a misplaced sense of trust and experience. fbi agents doing their job, of course, are not on social calls. and so at best, he could expect to be questioned as a witness. and...
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. >> exactly one year ago today, trump national security adviser michael flynn was interviewed in his office. today nbc news is reporting he did not have a lawyer present when the fbi questioned him and he concealed that from other white house officials, including the president. a lawyer for the national security counsel typically would be informed of such a meeting and be present for it. one person familiar with the procedure said but that didn't happen in this instance and flynn didn't include his own personal lawyer. two people said he met with the two federal agents alone, according to these people. also according to nbc news, white house counsel, don mcgahn was the first trump official to learn about the meeting two days later from then acting attorney general sally yates and don mcgahn then informed the president, nbc reports. two people familiar with the matter said trump was unaware that flynn had spoken with the fbi until two days after the interview took place. the very next day, after the president was told about that interview, the very next day, on january 27th, according
. >> exactly one year ago today, trump national security adviser michael flynn was interviewed in his office. today nbc news is reporting he did not have a lawyer present when the fbi questioned him and he concealed that from other white house officials, including the president. a lawyer for the national security counsel typically would be informed of such a meeting and be present for it. one person familiar with the procedure said but that didn't happen in this instance and flynn didn't...
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one year ago today, january 24th, 2017, michael flynn, president trump's then national security adviser, met with fbi investigators and. in meeting, flynn lied to the fbi about his interwakss the russian ambassador. the first domino, if you will, which set off a chain of events that continues to send dominos falling today. stretching all the way to the oval office. with special counsel robert mueller now seeking to interview the president of the united states, donald trump. a year ago this month, the white house counsel don mcafghan said he believed flynn had not only lied to vice president pence about his contacts with russians but that he believed flynn had misled the fbi as well. a source tells cnn. he recommended the president fire flynn which he did. but before that january 27th, three days after that flynn fbi interview that we're celebrating the anniversary of today, on that day, president trump invited then director comey to dinner. according to comey, that's when president trump asked him for a pledge of loyalty. >> i got the sense my job would be contingent upon how he felt i
one year ago today, january 24th, 2017, michael flynn, president trump's then national security adviser, met with fbi investigators and. in meeting, flynn lied to the fbi about his interwakss the russian ambassador. the first domino, if you will, which set off a chain of events that continues to send dominos falling today. stretching all the way to the oval office. with special counsel robert mueller now seeking to interview the president of the united states, donald trump. a year ago this...
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flynn investigation, michael flynn firing. this is the presidential conduct. here is the president talking again yesterday saying i'm not afraid at all because there's nothing there. >> do you think robert mueller will be fair to you in this larger investigation? >> we're going to find out. we're going to find out. >> are you concerned? >> because here's what we'll say, and everybody says, no collusion. there's no collusion. now they're saying, oh, well, did he fight back? if you fight back, you fight back. john, you fight back. whoa, it's obstruction! so, here's the thing, i hope so. >> so, we know this president and this businessman likes to think of himself as a counterpuncher, somebody raises something against him, he wants to fight back. he says i'm just fighting back. that's one thing with the public arena and news media, it's another thing if it includes firing james comey because he won't pledge loyalty. it's a different thing in the legal environment, if you keep michael flynn on the staff for a fetch more days and on
flynn investigation, michael flynn firing. this is the presidential conduct. here is the president talking again yesterday saying i'm not afraid at all because there's nothing there. >> do you think robert mueller will be fair to you in this larger investigation? >> we're going to find out. we're going to find out. >> are you concerned? >> because here's what we'll say, and everybody says, no collusion. there's no collusion. now they're saying, oh, well, did he fight...
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the fbi comes to the white house and interviews michael flynn. this is two days after he's been sworn. this is the interview in which flynn lies to the fbi about his conversations with the russian ambassador sergey kislyak. these are the lies for which he was later indicted. flynn reportedly tells no one else at the white house about the interview. two days later sally yates with the an aide goes to the white house to tell white house counsel don mcgahn based on intelligence agency monitoring, flynn lied to pence bh not discussing sanctions with lisly yak. she's over there to basically warn them. but yates also told mcgahn something else. >> we also told the white house counsel that general flynn had been interviewed by the fbi. mr. mcgahn asked me how he did and i declined to give him an answer to that. mr. mcgahn called me back the next morning. one of the questions he asked me when i went back over the second day was why does it matter to doj if one white house official lies to another white house official. >> okay. so as you just heard, mcgah
the fbi comes to the white house and interviews michael flynn. this is two days after he's been sworn. this is the interview in which flynn lies to the fbi about his conversations with the russian ambassador sergey kislyak. these are the lies for which he was later indicted. flynn reportedly tells no one else at the white house about the interview. two days later sally yates with the an aide goes to the white house to tell white house counsel don mcgahn based on intelligence agency monitoring,...
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however, bannon knows what michael flynn can say about him. and if he says something that basically contradicts what michael flynn can say about him, that can form the basis for a false statement charge to congress and get him in bigger trouble. >> right. >> that's one big dynamic here. but there are two areas where he really does have some knowledge that is of interest to the investigators. the first has to do with this cambridge analytica, which in may of 2016 he introduced to the campaign. >> and which his billionaire backers also -- >> the mercer. >> also are investigated in. >> exactly. and the allegation that they're investigating is whether or not that microtargeting of data used to suppress the hillary clinton vote was provided or coordinated with the russian government. >> but do you think the mercers are either that sloppy or that bereft of legal advice that they would get themselves mixed up in that? >> not a question. absolutely they would do that. it's a question of can you show that the facebook buys, the twitter buys. >> the tar
however, bannon knows what michael flynn can say about him. and if he says something that basically contradicts what michael flynn can say about him, that can form the basis for a false statement charge to congress and get him in bigger trouble. >> right. >> that's one big dynamic here. but there are two areas where he really does have some knowledge that is of interest to the investigators. the first has to do with this cambridge analytica, which in may of 2016 he introduced to the...
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the firings of former national security adviser michael flynn and former fbi director jim comey. so the president potentially testifying. what does that mean about the investigation? and this larger concern about the fbi. the the more we learn about russia and its interference and that investigation, the more the right pushes back and said the department of justice is dirty. let's discuss with former attorney general alberto gonzales author of "true faith and allegiance." a story of service and sacrifice in war and peace. true faith and allegiance. boy, do we need that right now. >> it certainly seems to be so. the problems at the bureau in particular really trouble me. anyone who has ever worked at the department of justice is pained by these stories, whether true or on not. i don't know which is worse, that the stories are true or not true. it has been disappointing to me. and i think it's really a disservice to the many, many men and women who work at the depant of justice and doing a great job. it is important for people to keep in mind that a lot of stuff is innuendo. there
the firings of former national security adviser michael flynn and former fbi director jim comey. so the president potentially testifying. what does that mean about the investigation? and this larger concern about the fbi. the the more we learn about russia and its interference and that investigation, the more the right pushes back and said the department of justice is dirty. let's discuss with former attorney general alberto gonzales author of "true faith and allegiance." a story of...
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they know the only other person that may know more than michael flynn is going to be manafort. manafort is not cooperating. they still have to convict him or try to convict him and get him to cooperate. what they want to do at this point in time is take advantage of the fact that they have all of this information from michael flynn. i think that's who we are. it still does not mean that this investigation won't go on for a while that there won't be the prosecution, ultimate conviction and cooperation which may lead to more indictments. i think they're at a very key cross roads right now with the flynn cooperations. if i am team mueller, i want to show the grand jury video, especially of this president and all that is answers and tales physically. you can see anger and you can see nervously that's read back of a transcript does not get you. is that kind of the thing that'll be back and forth, a concession that maybe someone will make? >> possibly. part of the problem of that is is that normally you don't have video tapes before a grand jury and you don't have the witnesses thems
they know the only other person that may know more than michael flynn is going to be manafort. manafort is not cooperating. they still have to convict him or try to convict him and get him to cooperate. what they want to do at this point in time is take advantage of the fact that they have all of this information from michael flynn. i think that's who we are. it still does not mean that this investigation won't go on for a while that there won't be the prosecution, ultimate conviction and...
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sources tell nbc that michael flynn sought to conceal from the white house that he was interviewed by the fbi a day after he was sworn in as national security adviser. >>> the uc board of regents plans to vote on yet another tuition hike. as you can imagine students with not happy about this one. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at uc berkeley with reaction. bob, how much are we talking about here that students will have to pay more? >> reporter: just under a few percent, if approved. good morning to you, marcus. later this afternoon as you mentioned the uc board of regents will take this vote on whether or not to raise tuition for students here at cal and nine other uc campuses. if approved this would be the second year in a row that tuition has gone up for these students. you take a look at your tv screen, here is what they are proposing, it's a 2.7% hike, that would be an additional $342 a year and if you are looking at the tuition it goes up from $12,630 to $12,972, these are rates for california residents. uc president janet napolitano argues the hike is necessary because
sources tell nbc that michael flynn sought to conceal from the white house that he was interviewed by the fbi a day after he was sworn in as national security adviser. >>> the uc board of regents plans to vote on yet another tuition hike. as you can imagine students with not happy about this one. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at uc berkeley with reaction. bob, how much are we talking about here that students will have to pay more? >> reporter: just under a few...